Director
Abderrahmane Sissako
Born 1961 · Kiffa, Mauritania
Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, winning the FIPRESCI Prize. His 2007 film Bamako received much attention. Sissako's themes include globalisation, exile and the displacement of people. His 2014 film Timbuktu was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film.
Directed
Timbuktu
Director · 2014
Bamako
Director · 2007
Black Tea
Director · 2024
Documenta X - Die Filme
Director · 1997
Waiting for Happiness
Director · 2002
Life on Earth
Director · 1998
Africa Dreaming
Director · 1997
Le vol du Boli
Director · 2020
Rostov-Luanda
Director · 1998
8
Director · 2008
Sabriya
Director · 1997
The Game
Director · 1991
October
Director · 1993
Stories on Human Rights
Director · 2008
Al Zubarah
Director · 2019
Life in Al Barr
Director · 2019
Tiya's Dream
Director · 2008
